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Beautifully done Jason. 🌳

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Thank you, Brian!

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Very Tree-form which leaves me with answers suggested to digest and create something a new.

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The ultimate question!

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Thanks for reading and Sharing, Stanley!

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There can be a "community of one" and that community of one can merge with nature becoming so much more. Wonderful poem, and art, Jason!

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The chatting that must go on around trees, the roots, the leaves, the bark. We are paupers in isolation by comparison. thanks

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What a beautiful sentiment, Weston! Yes, trees with their leaves and roots understand communication in ways we are blind to

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Jun 12Liked by Jason McBride

I love it!

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Thank you!

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Jun 12Liked by Jason McBride

You’re welcome!

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Jun 12Liked by Jason McBride

The level this hits is nearly above the scale for authentic and unquestionably true.

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Thanks, Patris! I admit to having a lot of doubts about this one

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Jun 12Liked by Jason McBride

You shouldn’t Jason. It’s a beauty

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Such a beautiful illustration of the individual/community dynamic, Jason!

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Thank you! It’s always wise to listen to trees🌳 !

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Love the collaboration and the very fine poetry. Great to see you back at it, Jason. Keep it up!

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Thanks!

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Jun 14Liked by Jason McBride

Oak trees, my favorite. They are everywhere in Kentucky. They support so much life, butterflies, moths, wasps, flies, beetles,even bats love Oak trees. Your poem, and your At haveh a sweet childlike grasp of one of the most important trees as far as my eyes can see. Thank you

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Thank you! Oak trees are splendid trees. Where I live in Salem, Oregon was once an oak savannah, with a few varieties of oaks supporting a fantastic ecosystem. Now most of the oaks are gone.

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Jun 14Liked by Jason McBride

My daughter lives in Vancouver Washington, so I've been to Oregon as well.. That whole area of the country feels and looks like another world to me. Beautiful.

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